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REMINDER: The community meeting is today!
January 23 Guest Speaker(s): Kelly MacDonald, Community Health Facilitator with Healthy Communities
Bring your updates, challenges/burning questions, and or success for the famous *lightning round.
*You'll have two minutes to share!
Location: Zoom
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 Changes to the Lightning Round
Moving forward SPC wants more opportunities to share organizational challenges, successes, and burning questions.
The goal is to share this information for discussion, brainstorm solutions, recognize successes, and answer burning questions.
The Lighting Round will continue with the 2-minute time frame. We recognize, of course, we can't do this all in 2 minutes. However, it opens the door to increased awareness and short responses can be given during the meeting, in the chat, or by connecting in person after the meeting.
Sharing organizational updates and/or events is always welcome and accepted. We look forward to trying this new Lightning Round idea in January.
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January 23, 2023 Draft Agenda
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| Date: January 23, 2023 |
Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm |
Location: Zoom |
Chair: Larry Stranberg /
Shannon Thom |
Minutes: Bree Odd |
Land Acknowledgement
The Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area would like to acknowledge this meeting is taking place on the traditional unceded territory of the Secwepemc Nation and the T’exelc people.
Review & Approve Agenda for January 23, 2023
Motion 1 Motion 2 Carried
Review & Approve Minutes for November 28, 2022
Motion 1 Motion 2 Carried
Member Introductions: Share your name and the organization you represent.
Guest Speaker(s): Kelly MacDonald, Community Health Facilitator, Healthy Communities | Population Health, Kamloops Public Health Unit.
Questions, Answers, Comments
Lightning Round - Share an Organizational Update, a Challenge/burning question or a Success. J ust remember you still only have two minutes
- an update on events/programs/initiatives your organization is planning
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- a challenge/burning question your organization is working on
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- a success you want to brag about
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- a combination of the above
NOTE: Anyone can share feedback, possible connections, or thoughts to what they heard during their time or in the chat
Meeting Adjourned:
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November 28, 2022 Draft Minutes
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| Date: November 28, 2022 |
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Location: Zoom |
| Chair: Larry Stranberg |
Minutes: Shannon Thom |
Review & Approve Agenda for November 28, 2022
Motion to accept Krista Harvey, Seconded by Silvia Seibert-Dubray, Carried
Review & Approve Minutes for October 24, 2022
Motion to accept Michael Moses, Seconded by Shannon Thom, Carried
Lightning Round Organizational Updates: Remember you only have 2 minutes :)
Alexis Blueschke, Interior Health Authority: works with strengthening systems and communities. Is able to help with funding opportunities, and letters of support.
Laurie Walters, Executive Director of the Social Planning Council: gave a brief introduction to herself and expressed excitement at working with the team at SPC and working collaboratively with other community groups.
Melissa Newberry – Marketing, Student Recruitment, and Events at TRU Williams Lake: open to ideas on how to promote TRU WL. Get in touch with her if you have ideas.
Michael Moses, WL City Councillor, City of WL: transition into the new role has been very smooth so far. Also the chair of the Community Services Committee. Welcomes connecting with community members and groups to talk more.
Beth Veenkamp, City of WL: in “adjustment mode” while getting the new mayor and council in place. Introduced a new Provincial Nominee Program participant (Kathy who owns Williams Lake Janitors and has moved to WL from Vietnam) at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last week. Has been working with the family for approximately 3 years to get them to Williams Lake. Another PNP participant owns the Tae Kwon Do studio. Working hard on the Healthcare Landing Program for new healthcare practitioners coming to WL.
Pat Biblow, TRU Williams Lake: Lots of new things coming up: Bryan Daly will be retiring soon and TRU is looking to fill his role (Baldev Pooni will be filling in for the interim). A new course: Introduction to Astronomy Stars and Galaxies
Rosanna McGregor, Cariboo Friendship Society: A lot of exciting things happening in affordable housing. Shared information about Rent Smart Education and Support Society: an organization that helps renters understand their rights/responsibilities and increase successful tenancies. Metro Vancouver has a 10-year Housing Plan which made Rosanna consider what is the growth strategy for the redevelopment and expansion of Williams Lake? Ensuring new housing developments are accessible (in the broadest sense of the word). Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA) working to get the money released from the Government of Canada for the Province of BC for housing. Lots of work currently happening on the ground.
Tatjana Bates, Food Policy Council: Glad to see the fruits of many years of labour coming to fruition. The goal is to join forces with Food Hub and share resources and benefit the entire community.
Krista Harvey, BGC Williams Lake: ramping up for Christmas with hampers and stockings for youth. Food Bank for youth available at BGC. “Flex Your Head”, a positive mental health program, will be offered at the high schools in partnership with Foundry along with the “Healthy Relationships & Sexual Health” programs.
Silvia Seibert-Dubray, City of WL: new boss (Evan Dean) is great to work with and is interested in the collaborations happening. Currently working to build a list for warming shelters and will send it out to us when it's finished.
Craig Glover, WL District Credit Union: Still is quite a few people moving up from Lower Mainland. Still busy despite rising interest rates.
Chris Van Der Mark – SD #27: Highlighted the work Grant Gustafson is doing around Truth & Reconciliation. Good buy-in from professionals about how to improve practice and work collaboratively. Continuing work on designing the daycare spaces at the former Columneetza dorm location.
Sherry Yonkman – Downtown Williams Lake: Winter Lights is coming up on 3 December 2022. Twenty different participants in the coupon book this year. A window decorating contest & Scavenger hunt of the windows is coming up. Winter lights parade at 5 pm on Saturday (December 3) and Spirit Square will have activities afterwards (will be accepting donations for Women’s Contact Society Food Pantry and the Giving Tree project).
Brianna van de Wijngaard – Food Hub: film screening (https://firstweeat.ca) happening likely in early February
Kelly MacDonald, IHA: Primary role is to support communities and work to keep people well where they live. Working on Extreme Heat Planning.
Barb Jones, Communities That Cares: meets 2nd Tuesday of the month from 1 pm – 3 pm (breaking for December); Free Reclaiming Youth At Risk book for any participant who attended the Circle of Courage event in October (Thank you School District #27 for the financial support)
Shannon Thom, WorkBC: hiring fair update from 16 November 2022 (14 employers attended & 75 job seekers/visitors). We also attended the TNG Career Fair on 18 November 2022 at TRU which was also well attended.
Motion to adjourn: 1:05 pm Brianna van de Wijngaard
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January 23
February 27
March 27
April 24
May 29
June 26
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July 24
August - summer break, no meeting
September 25
October 23
November 27 - AGM & Community Meeting
December - winter break, no meeting
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Meeting minutes can be found HERE |
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Join Today, Become a Social Planning Council Member!
Social Planning Council is a member-supported organization. Your membership fees are critical to supporting our work connecting, collaborating, and bringing our community together for a better quality of life for all.
For more info contact info@wlspc.ca
or find a membership form HERE
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The Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area thanks the City of Williams Lake for its funding support.
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